“Over the two years that the simulator has been operational, it has proved to be an indispensable tool for us to reduce the development time and costs for new products and the cost for car setup optimization and driver training as part of race preparations,” says Andrea Pontremoli, CEO and General Manager from Dallara. “It has contributed greatly in the evaluation and refinement of car parts and bodies prior to the production phase. For example, we have reduced the number of prototypes—most of the early prototyping can now be done by using sophisticated models and testing them in the simulator.”